
Indian Mortar Lot
N 43° 26.814 W 071° 37.907
19T E 287044 N 4813808
A New Hampshire Historical Marker marking the Indian Mortar Lot.
Waymark Code: WMA81B
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2010
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"The large mortar found here is in a boulder of glacial origin first hollowed out by water, then by many years of apparent use of Abnaki Indians, and later by the first settlers for grinding corn or maize which was made into cakes and baked over open fire. Also located in this historic lot is a boulder on which a shad is carved, perhaps by the red man to preserve a likeness of his favorite fish, which swam up the Winnipesaukee River when the shadbush blossomed. After the dams were built the fish disappeared."
Marker Name: Indian Mortar Lot
 Official Marker Number: 129
 Marker Type: Official NH State
 Marker Location: Franklin
 Date Marker Established: 1979

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